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Children who eat cereal for breakfast have a lower body mass index than children who skip breakfast or eat something else, according to research published in Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition. "A serving of cereal and milk provides kids with protein and four important nutrients they often don't get enough of: fiber, calcium, vitamin D and potassium," said researcher Kevin Miller of the W.K. Kellogg Institute for Food and Nutrition.

An elementary school in New Jersey has launched a "Breakfast in the Classroom" pilot program in which students are served cereal, breakfast bars, muffins and yogurt at their desks. School nutrition professionals say the program has increased participation in school breakfast, in part, by no longer singling out students who eat breakfast in the cafeteria or requiring students to arrive to school early to participate in the program.

Hillshire Brands is adding three frozen flatbread breakfast sandwiches to Jimmy Dean's Delights line, as well as launching three heartier breakfast sandwiches. The flatbread sandwiches are 250 calories or less and include a sandwich with egg white, spinach and cheese, the first meatless option in the Delights line.

The Food Research and Action Center, a nonprofit organization that works to end hunger, finds that Utah has the lowest school-breakfast participation rate among low-income students, with about one-third of students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals also eating school breakfast. However, officials say participation increased 3% last year, and the number of schools in the state offering breakfast increased to 795 from 753. Luann Elliott, director of Child Nutrition Programs at the State Office of Education noted that other states' universal breakfast programs and community perceptions about who is responsible for providing breakfast may have contributed to Utah's numbers.

Eating eggs for breakfast can help overweight or obese adults stick to their diets, researchers found. Adults who ate eggs rather than bagels for breakfast reported higher weight loss and energy levels.